minnesota murphy argued october decided february respondent pleaded guilty charge minnesota given suspended prison sentence placed probation terms probation required participate treatment program sexual offenders report probation officer periodically truthful officer matters course meeting probation officer previously received information treatment counselor respondent admitted rape murder respondent upon questioning admitted committed rape murder indicted murder respondent sought suppress confession made probation officer ground obtained violation fifth fourteenth amendments minnesota trial found respondent custody time confession confession neither compelled involuntary despite absence miranda warnings minnesota reversed holding notwithstanding lack custody usual sense respondent failure claim fifth amendment privilege questioned fatal claim nature meeting probation officer order respond truthfully probation officer substantial reason believe respondent answers likely incriminating held fifth fourteenth amendments prohibit introduction evidence respondent admissions probation officer respondent subsequent murder prosecution pp general obligation appear probation officer answer questions truthfully convert respondent otherwise voluntary statements compelled ones pp witness confronted questions government reasonably expect elicit incriminating evidence ordinarily must assert fifth amendment privilege rather answer desires incriminate chooses answer rather assert privilege choice considered voluntary since free claim privilege suffer penalty result decision respondent claim benefit custody exception general rule fifth amendment privilege clear respondent custody purposes receiving miranda protection since formal arrest restraint freedom movement degree associated formal arrest factors probation officer compel respondent attendance truthful answers consciously sought incriminating evidence respondent expect questions prior criminal conduct seek counsel attending meeting observers guard abuse trickery neither alone combination sufficient excuse respondent failure claim privilege timely manner pp respondent deterred claiming privilege reasonably perceived threat revocation probation render privilege legal compulsion attend meeting probation officer answer truthfully questions officer anticipated incriminating answers indistinguishable felt witness required appear give testimony insufficient excuse respondent failure exercise privilege timely manner whether subjective objective test applied reasonable basis concluding minnesota attempted attach impermissible penalty exercise privilege pp opposed cases involving federal taxes gamblers fifth amendment privilege may exercised failing file tax return since taxpayer claimed privilege instead filing return necessarily identifies gambler probationer confronted incriminating questions ordinarily problem effectively claiming privilege time disclosures requested therefore reason forgive requirement privilege claim presented evaluation timely manner pp white delivered opinion burger blackmun powell rehnquist joined marshall filed dissenting opinion stevens joined part brennan joined post robert lynn argued cause petitioner brief vernon bergstrom david strauss argued cause amicus curiae urging reversal brief solicitor general lee assistant attorney general jensen deputy solicitor general frey mark wernick argued cause filed brief respondent brief amicus curiae urging affirmance filed sheryl joyce lowenthal national association criminal defense lawyers brief amici curiae filed fred inbau wayne schmidt james manak international association chiefs police et al justice white delivered opinion case respondent murphy probation made incriminating admissions meeting probation officer issue us whether fifth fourteenth amendments prohibit introduction evidence admissions murphy subsequent criminal prosecution marshall murphy twice questioned minneapolis police concerning rape murder teenage girl charges brought connection prosecution criminal sexual conduct arising unrelated incident murphy pleaded guilty reduced charge false imprisonment sentenced prison term months suspended three years probation terms murphy probation required among things participate treatment program sexual offenders alpha house report probation officer directed truthful probation officer matters failure comply conditions murphy informed result return sentencing probation revocation hearing app pet cert murphy met probation officer office approximately month probation continued without incident july officer learned abandoned treatment program probation officer wrote murphy informed failure set meeting result immediate request warrant meeting late july officer agreed seek revocation probation nonparticipation treatment program since murphy employed well areas september alpha house counselor informed probation officer course treatment murphy admitted rape murder discussions superior officer determined police information wrote murphy asked contact discuss treatment plan remainder probationary period although contact police meeting probation officer knew advance report incriminating statements upon receipt letter murphy arranged meet probation officer office september officer opened meeting telling murphy information received alpha house counselor expressing belief information evinced continued need treatment murphy became angry considered breach confidences stated felt like calling lawyer probation officer replied murphy deal problem outside office moment primary concern relationship crimes murphy admitted alpha house counselor incident led conviction false imprisonment course meeting murphy denied false imprisonment charge admitted committed rape murder attempted persuade probation officer treatment unnecessary several extenuating circumstances explained prior crimes conclusion meeting officer told murphy duty relay information authorities encouraged turn murphy left office two days later murphy called probation officer told advised counsel surrender police officer procured issuance arrest detention order judge sentenced murphy false imprisonment charge october state grand jury returned indictment charging murphy murder murphy sought suppress testimony concerning confession ground obtained violation fifth fourteenth amendments trial found custody time statement confession neither compelled involuntary despite absence warnings similar required miranda arizona minnesota reversed federal constitutional grounds although recognizing fifth amendment privilege generally concluded notwithstanding lack custody usual sense murphy failure claim privilege questioned fatal claim ecause compulsory nature meeting murphy order respond truthfully agent questions agent substantial reason believe murphy answers likely incriminating view agent warned murphy privilege compelled questioned failure already decided report answers police bars use murphy confession trial ibid granted certiorari resolve conflict among state federal courts concerning whether statement made probationer probation officer without prior warnings admissible subsequent criminal proceeding reverse ii fifth amendment relevant part provides person shall compelled criminal case witness long held prohibition permits person refuse testify criminal trial defendant also privileges answer official questions put proceeding civil criminal formal informal answers might incriminate future criminal proceedings lefkowitz turley proceedings witness protected privilege may rightfully refuse answer unless protected least use compelled answers evidence derived therefrom subsequent criminal case defendant absent protection nevertheless compelled answer answers inadmissible later criminal prosecution citations omitted note first general obligation appear answer questions truthfully convert murphy otherwise voluntary statements compelled ones respect murphy better position ordinary witness trial grand jury subpoenaed sworn tell truth obligated answer pain contempt unless invokes privilege shows faces realistic threat answers witness questions put compelled within meaning fifth amendment unless witness required answer valid claim privilege much reasonably clear cases long acknowledged fifth amendment speaks compulsion preclude witness testifying voluntarily matters may incriminate therefore desires protection privilege must claim considered compelled within meaning amendment monia omitted although sometimes suggested dicta usual rule might give way situations government substantial reason believe requested disclosures likely incriminating roberts never adopted view witness must put government notice formally availing privilege alone reasonably aware incriminating tendency questions brennan concurring long recognized constitution forbid asking criminative questions monia supra frankfurter dissenting nothing prior cases suggests incriminating nature question excuses timely assertion privilege see mandujano plurality opinion witness even one general compulsion testify answers question government reasonably expect incriminate need ask whether particular disclosure compelled within meaning fifth amendment kordel supra perhaps first case squarely hold witness compulsion make disclosures must assert privilege timely manner illustrative answering interrogatories submitted government civil case corporation corporate officer notified contemplated criminal action supplied evidence leads helpful securing indictment conviction although relationship civil criminal actions clear ithout question officer invoked fifth amendment privilege concluded without hesitation failure time assert constitutional privilege leaves position complain compelled give testimony omitted thus witness confronted questions government reasonably expect elicit incriminating evidence ordinarily must assert privilege rather answer desires incriminate asserts privilege may required answer question rational basis believing incriminate least without time assured neither fruits may used subsequent criminal proceeding maness meyers white concurring result emphasis original chooses answer choice considered voluntary since free claim privilege suffer penalty result decision minnesota recognized application general rule inappropriate certain situations situations however identifiable factor held deny individual free choice admit deny refuse answer garner supra quoting lisenba california conclude factor present hold minnesota erred excluding probation officer testimony exception general rule addresses problem confessions obtained suspects police custody custodial interrogation ordinarily conducted officers acutely aware potentially incriminatory nature disclosures sought garner also custodial setting thought contain inherently compelling pressures work undermine individual resist compel speak otherwise freely miranda arizona see schneckloth bustamonte dissipate overbearing compulsion caused isolation suspect police custody washington miranda required exclusion incriminating statements obtained custodial interrogation unless suspect fails claim fifth amendment privilege suitably warned right remain silent consequences failure assert consistently held however extraordinary safeguard apply outside context inherently coercive custodial interrogations designed roberts supra minnesota recognized murphy custody made incriminating admissions sure subject number restrictive conditions governing various aspects life regarded custody purposes federal habeas corpus see jones cunningham custody context defined broadly effectuate purposes writ hensley municipal custody miranda purposes narrowly circumscribed see oregon mathiason per curiam narrower standard appropriate miranda context clear murphy custody purposes receiving miranda protection since formal arrest restraint freedom movement degree associated formal arrest california beheler per curiam quoting oregon mathiason supra notwithstanding inapplicability miranda minnesota held probation officer failure inform murphy fifth amendment privilege barred use confession trial four factors advanced support conclusion find alone combination insufficient excuse murphy failure claim privilege timely manner first probation officer compel murphy attendance truthful answers minnesota failed explain transformed routine interview inherently coercive setting view factor subjected murphy less intimidating pressure imposed grand jury witnesses sworn tell truth placed setting conducive truthtelling although warnings contexts might serve dissipate possible coercion unfairness resulting witness misimpression must answer truthfully even questions incriminat ing aspects washington never held must given grand jury witnesses decline require since totality circumstances overbear probationer free see rogers richmond second probation officer consciously sought incriminating evidence already explained factor give rise privilege supra pause emphasize police officers questioning persons suspected crimes often consciously seek incriminating statements mere fact investigation focused suspect trigger need miranda warnings noncustodial settings beckwith probation officer knowledge intent bearing outcome case third murphy expect questions prior criminal conduct seek counsel attending meeting nature probation probationers expect questioned wide range topics relating past criminality moreover probation officer letter suggested need discuss treatment murphy already excused led reasonable probationer conclude new information come attention event murphy situation regard indistinguishable facing suspects questioned noncustodial settings grand jury witnesses unaware scope investigation considered potential defendants see washington supra beckwith supra fourth observers guard abuse trickery often true suspect subjected noncustodial interrogation warnings required murphy allege probation officer legitimately concerned need treatment conclude actions led reasonable probationer believe statements remain confidential probationer pretend ignorance fact probation officer peace officer allied greater lesser extent fellow peace officers fare michael see cabell absent express implied promise contrary may also charged knowledge probation officer duty bound report wrongdoing probationer comes attention even communication probationer fare michael supra fact murphy apparently expressed surprise informed statements made available police moreover strongly suggests misled expectation statements remain confidential see app pet cert testimony mara widseth testimony marshall murphy even cursory comparison custodial interrogation probation interviews reveals inaptness minnesota analogy miranda custodial arrest said convey suspect message choice submit officers confess miranda arizona unlikely probation interview arranged appointment mutually convenient time give rise similar impression moreover custodial arrest thrusts individual unfamiliar atmosphere interrogation environment created purpose subjugate individual examiner many psychological ploys discussed miranda capitalize suspect unfamiliarity officers environment murphy regular meetings probation officer served familiarize office insulate psychological intimidation might overbear desire claim privilege finally coercion inherent custodial interrogation derives large measure interrogator insinuations interrogation continue confession obtained since murphy physically restrained left office compulsion might felt possibility terminating meeting led revocation probation comparable pressure suspect painfully aware literally escape persistent custodial interrogator conclude therefore murphy claim benefit first exception general rule fifth amendment privilege general rule privilege must claimed threatened also deemed inapplicable cases assertion privilege penalized foreclos free choice remain silent compe incriminating testimony garner revocation probation threatened untruthful probation officer murphy argues compelled make incriminating disclosures instead claiming privilege although contention without force find unpersuasive close examination penalty cases state compelled individual appear testify also sought induce forgo fifth amendment privilege threatening impose economic sanctions capable forcing amendment forbids lefkowitz cunningham cases attempt override witnesses privilege proved unsuccessful ruled state constitutionally make good prior threat lefkowitz turley sanitation men commissioner sanitation gardner broderick cases make clear state may impose substantial penalties witness elects exercise fifth amendment right give incriminating testimony lefkowitz cunningham supra occasionally however individual succumbed pressure placed upon failed assert privilege disclosed incriminating information state later sought use criminal prosecution garrity new jersey case held individual threatened discharge employment exercising privilege waived responding questions rather standing right remain silent threat punishment reliance privilege distinguishes cases sort ordinary case witness merely required appear give testimony state may require probationer appear discuss matters affect probationary status requirement without give rise privilege result may different questions put probationer however relevant probationary status call answers incriminate pending later criminal prosecution thus substantial basis cases concluding state either expressly implication asserts invocation privilege lead revocation probation created classic penalty situation failure assert privilege excused probationer answers deemed compelled inadmissible criminal prosecution even must inquire whether murphy probation conditions merely required appear give testimony matters relevant probationary status whether went required choose making incriminating statements jeopardizing conditional liberty remaining silent conclude minnesota attempt take extra impermissible step hold murphy fifth amendment privilege already indicated murphy informed required truthful probation officer matters failure result revocation probation opinion minnesota made clear indeed case conclusion probation officer failure give murphy adequate warnings barred use incriminating statements criminal trial rest ground refusal furnish incriminating information justified revocation probation although recognized imposing penalty valid exercise fifth amendment privilege impermissibly foreclose free choice remain silent purport find minnesota probation revocation statute effect relied instead fact murphy legal compulsion attend meeting answer truthfully questions probation officer anticipated incriminating answers compulsion however indistinguishable felt witness required appear give testimony already made clear insufficient excuse murphy failure exercise privilege timely manner state attempt define precise contours murphy obligation respond questions face murphy probation condition proscribed false statements said nothing freedom decline answer particular questions certainly contained suggestion probation conditional waiving fifth amendment privilege respect criminal prosecution point history virtually every schoolboy familiar concept language fifth amendment michigan tucker yet murphy although right see state austin seek clarification condition without benefit authoritative construction condition hesitant read truthfulness requirement additional obligation murphy refrain raising legitimate objections furnishing information might lead conviction another crime whether employ subjective objective test reasonable basis concluding minnesota attempted attach impermissible penalty exercise privilege direct evidence murphy confessed feared probation revoked remained silent unlike police officers garrity new jersey murphy expressly informed crucial meeting probation officer assertion privilege result imposition penalty fact murphy apparently felt compunction adamantly denying false imprisonment charge convicted admitting rape murder strongly suggests threat revocation overwhelm resistance murphy harbor belief probation might revoked exercising fifth amendment privilege belief reasonable decisions made clear state constitutionally carry threat revoke probation legitimate exercise fifth amendment privilege surprising neither state state officer suggested otherwise indeed brief state submits legally revoke probation refusing answer questions calling information incriminate separate criminal proceedings brief petitioner see also tr oral arg minnesota revocation statute accurately summarized murphy notice probation see app pet cert authorizes revocation hen appears defendant violated conditions probation otherwise guilty misconduct warrants imposing execution sentence stat revocation automatic provision even probation officer desires revocation probationer must afforded hearing pearson state state ex rel halverson young must find violated specific condition violation intentional inexcusable need confinement outweighs policies favoring probation state austin supra advised case minnesota attempted revoke probation merely probationer refused make nonimmunized disclosures concerning criminal conduct light decisions proscribing threats penalties exercise fifth amendment rights murphy reasonably feared assertion privilege led revocation accordingly conclude murphy deterred claiming privilege reasonably perceived threat revocation third exception general requirement timely assertion fifth amendment privilege closely related penalty exception developed context federal occupational excise taxes gamblers recognition pervasive criminal regulation gambling activities fact claiming privilege lieu filing return tend incriminate held privilege may exercised failing file marchetti grosso see also mackey aking claim privilege disclosures requested returns due identified claimant gambler therefore forgave usual requirement claim privilege presented evaluation favor claim silence particular gambler incriminated filing tax returns privilege justify failure file garner iii conclude summary since murphy revealed incriminating information instead timely asserting fifth amendment privilege disclosures compelled incriminations compelled incriminate murphy successfully invoke privilege prevent information volunteered probation officer used criminal prosecution judgment minnesota reversed footnotes unclear whether probation officer ordered murphy pursue additional treatment condition probation app pet cert testimony mara widseth evidence used treatment subterfuge sole purpose obtain incriminating statements police view case purpose change result infra trial concluded murphy statement constitute invocation privilege hatever real intent may persuaded probation officer testimony express desire talk attorney context civil suit breach confidentiality app pet cert minnesota reach question although see reason question trial factual finding analysis case makes consideration unnecessary although request lawyer custodial interrogation sufficient invoke privilege fare michael murphy custody infra federal right attorney present meeting see rea people ronald app div aff hughes gwinn compare steele supp wd people garcia cal app cal rptr state lekas miller holmes cert denied nettles state app connell state app state hartman iowa app people parker misc emphasize murphy arrest free leave end meeting different question presented interviewed probation officer held police custody police custodial setting neither trial minnesota found murphy believed probation revoked leaving meeting remained office reason since meeting scheduled mutually convenient time arranged pursuant request include threat unlikely murphy believed terminating meeting jeopardized probationary status situation different questions put probationer relevant probationary status posed realistic threat incrimination separate criminal proceeding example residential restriction imposed condition probation appear unlikely violation condition criminal act hence claim fifth amendment privilege response questions relating residential condition validly rest ground answer might used incriminate probationer tried another crime neither view privilege available ground answering questions might reveal violation residential requirement result termination probation although revocation proceeding must comport requirements due process criminal proceeding gagnon scarpelli johnson cert denied right jury trial probation may revoked neither privilege compelled available probationer follows whether answer question residential requirement compelled threat revocation valid claim privilege ground information sought used revocation proceedings cases indicate moreover state may validly insist answers even incriminating questions hence sensibly administer probation system long recognizes required answers may used criminal proceeding thus eliminates threat incrimination circumstances probationer right immunity result compelled testimony stake sanitation men commissioner sanitation see lefkowitz cunningham lefkowitz turley gardner broderick nothing federal constitution prevent state revoking probation refusal answer violated express condition probation using probationer silence one number factors considered finder fact deciding whether conditions probation violated lefkowitz cunningham supra see baxter palmigiano nothing mackey requires different conclusion case arose recognized privilege file gambling tax returns taxpayer filed return introduced evidence criminal prosecution income tax evasion majority considered disclosures compelled incriminations plurality opinion brennan concurring judgment douglas dissenting taxpayer immunized use marchetti grosso given retroactive effect plurality opinion harlan concurring judgment even assuming taxpayer disclosures excluded applied marchetti grosso retroactively follow necessarily taxpayer immunized use disclosures made gambling tax returns fifth amendment justified failure file garner words taxpayer making incriminating disclosures return filed marchetti grosso necessarily prevent use disclosures criminal prosecution afforded effective way assert privilege murphy situation believe analogous taxpayer since asserted privilege effectively failed disclosures viewed compelled incriminations justice marshall justice stevens joins justice brennan joins except part dissenting opinion helpfully clarifies scope privilege may asserted probationer asked questions officer state majority points two principles shape probationer constitutional rights first probation revocation proceedings criminal nature gagnon scarpelli fifth amendment ban compelled applies criminal proceedings possibility truthful answer question might result revocation probation accord probationer constitutional right refuse respond ante second probationer retains privilege enjoyed citizens refuse answer official questions put proceeding civil criminal formal informal answers might incriminate future criminal proceedings lefkowitz turley ante foregoing propositions follows power state compel probationer answer given question varies depending upon manner probationer answer might incriminate truthful response might reveal violated condition probation subject criminal prosecution state may insist respond may penalize refusing see ante contrast chance truthful answer given question expose probationer liability crime different crime already convicted right refuse answer state may attempt coerce forgo right see ante majority points answer question might lead criminal sanctions probation revocation state option insisting probationer respond return express guarantee immunity criminal liability ante unless exercises option however state may interfere probationer right remain silent unless chooses speak unfettered exercise malloy hogan flaw opinion lies analysis constitutional rights available probationer finding rights violated case majority concludes since murphy revealed incriminating information instead timely asserting fifth amendment privilege disclosures compelled incriminations ante view conclusion inconsistent prior cases dealing invocations fifth amendment two independent reasons murphy failure claim privilege responding probation officer inquiry regarding participation murder result forfeiture right object use admissions subsequent criminal prosecution first state minnesota threatened murphy penalty refusing respond questions decisions make clear threat relieves target duty claim benefit fifth amendment second circumstances case state obliged prove murphy aware constitutional rights freely waived showing nothing murphy failed assert privilege answering state failed carry burden majority acknowledges officer state asks person question circumstances deprive free choice admit deny refuse answer answers question without attempting assert privilege response deemed compelled inadmissible evidence garner quoting lisenba california see ante cases make clear state found deprived person free choice threatens substantial sanction refuses respond lefkowitz turley two rules flow foregoing principle state presents person hobson choice incriminating suffering penalty nevertheless refuses respond state constitutionally make good threat penalize sanitation men commissioner sanitation gardner broderick conversely threatened person decides talk instead asserting privilege state use admissions subsequent criminal prosecution garrity new jersey might appear two rules defeat one another person presented appears hobson choice charged knowledge precedents may choose either option impunity awareness state use neither silence confessions seem eliminate compulsion supposedly inherent situation specifically might argued settled person penalized asserting fifth amendment privilege decides talk rather assert constitutional right remain silent statements deemed voluntary consistently refused allow two rules undercut way refusal derives two considerations first many probably persons threatened sanctions refuse answer official questions lack sufficient knowledge decisions aware state threat idle second state attempt coerce statements promising penalize silence constitutionally offensive mere possibility state profited attempt sufficient forbid make use admissions elicited see gardner broderick supra similar reasons person threatened penalty makes statements declined inquire whether decision speak proximate result threat cases difficult person prove threat held peace intervening causes pangs conscience induced confess state exerted pressures repugnant constitution allowed profit uncertainty whether pressures intended effect sensitivity foregoing concerns reflected decision garrity new jersey supra petitioners case never argued confessions fact induced state warning might fired refused answer lower courts found nevertheless concluded petitioners statements infected coercion inherent scheme questioning sustained voluntary omitted sum majority errs suggests claim benefit fifth amendment person made statements threatened penalty remained silent must show apprehension state carry promise objectively reasonable ante decisions make clear threat alone sufficient render subsequent testimony compelled see supra likewise majority errs implies defendant duty prove state threat motivation prompted confession see ante precedents defendant need prove state presented constitutionally impermissible choice thereupon incriminated see supra foregoing principles applied case becomes clear murphy confession murder must deemed compelled murphy placed probation given letter setting forth conditions discharged pertinent portions letter provide present conditionally released comply conditions probation may expect discharged expiration period stated fail comply requirements may returned time hearing commitment necessary obey strictly following conditions truthful probation officer matters app pet cert emphasis original majority contends foregoing passages merely required murphy answer nonincriminating questions forbade make false statements probation officer ante majority interpretation essential result simply incredible reasonable layman interpret imperative truthful matters command answer honestly questions presented ambiguity inherent language directive dispelled context duty truthful dealings probation officer listed first term conditions probation critical phrase capitalized injunction immediately preceded instruction obey strictly following conditions short state minnesota presented murphy set official instructions reasonable man interpreted require upon pain revocation probation answer truthfully questions asked probation officer probation revocation surely constitutes substantial sanction precedents therefore threatening murphy sanction refused answer minnesota deprived constitutional authority use murphy subsequent answers criminal prosecution majority efforts avoid conclusion unpersuasive first majority faults murphy failing ask probation officer clarification terms probation ante letter state informed murphy terms probation contained suggestion entitled clarification contrary letter informed murphy required obey strictly conditions enumerated failure might result commitment importantly indicated decisions establish person told state may penalized refusing answer bear responsibility determine whether state make good threat see supra second majority relies absence direct evidence murphy confessed feared probation revoked remained silent ante precedents direct evidence causal link threat response required order prevent use criminal prosecution murphy confession see supra conclusion terms murphy probation deprived free choice admit deny refuse answer probation officer confronted allegation committed murder decisions forbid introduction evidence confession ii even minnesota impaired murphy freedom respond refuse respond incriminating questions regarding murder hold confession inadmissible view circumstances interrogated state duty prove murphy waived privilege made showing settled contexts privilege ordinary case person questioned officer state makes damaging disclosures instead asserting privilege forfeits right object subsequent use admissions garner forfeiture occurs even person subject general legal duty respond officer questions see washington ante occurs regardless whether person failure claim privilege founded upon knowing intelligent decision waive constitutional right answer questions might incriminate garner supra see also ante first blush harsh doctrine seems incompatible repeated assertions importance fifth amendment privilege constitutional scheme twenty years ago observed american system criminal prosecution accusatorial inquisitorial fifth amendment privilege essential mainstay governments state federal thus constitutionally compelled establish guilt evidence independently freely secured may coercion prove charge accused mouth malloy hogan citation omitted explanation seemingly callous willingness countenance forfeitures fifth amendment rights must sought combination three factors first importantly presume people aware need answer official question truthful answer might expose criminal prosecution point history virtually every schoolboy familiar concept language constitutional ban compelled michigan tucker thus take granted instances person discloses damaging information response official inquiry made intelligent decision waive fifth amendment rights second vast majority situations officer state asks citizen question officer reason know truthful response reveal citizen committed crime circumstances one central principles underlying fifth amendment governments deliberately see avoid burdens independent investigation compelling disclosures little relevance garner supra thus ordinary case constitutional values threatened government fails preface inquiry explicit reminder response required might expose respondent prosecution third general requirement government officials preface questions reminders highly burdensome concern protection constitutional rights blind us fact general governments right everyone testimony branzburg hayes rule requiring officials asking citizens information tell need reveal incriminating evidence unduly impede capacity government gather data needs function effectively sum general rule requiring prosecution introducing confession prove defendant intelligently voluntarily waived right incriminate protect persons know legal rights little promote values underlie fifth amendment substantially impair capacity government apparent considerations apply equal force contexts today sensitive variations relevance strength accordingly adhered general principle defendant forfeits privilege fails assert making incriminating statements situations implicating several factors support principle specifically applied principle cases least two following statements true time damaging disclosures made defendant constitutional right make clearly established defendant given sufficient warning asked potentially incriminating questions able secure legal advice reflect upon respond environment questions asked impair defendant ability intelligently exercise rights questioner reason assume truthful responses review leading cases suffice establish point kordel government submitted interrogatories defendant civil suit though defendant corporate officer aware government planning bring criminal action answered questions instead asserting privilege ruled answers admitted ensuing prosecution holding emphasized facts established law made clear defendant constitutional right refuse answer interrogatories free consult counsel responding nothing circumstances questions presented impaired defendant ability appreciate consequences actions defendant garner professional gambler made incriminating disclosures form income tax returns held prosecuted partly basis admissions though defendant constitutional right refuse provide requested information perhaps less clear straightforward right usual defendant stressed factors rendered inexcusable failure learn assert entitlements thus pointed defendant free consult lawyer fill tax return leisure environment choosing moreover every taxpayer required fill form government imposing duty reason assume given taxpayer responses thus garner faulted requesting information defendant provided finally washington confirmed proposition witness called testify grand jury must claim benefit privilege forfeit acknowledged grand jury room engenders atmosphere conducive truthtelling thus might exerted pressure defendant assert rights addition recognized government blameless insofar criminal investigation focused defendant thus questioners ample reason believe truthful answers defendant reasoned situation contained safeguards warranted adherence principle privilege asserted lost first defendant right refuse respond perfectly clear indeed outset proceeding defendant explicitly warned right answer questions responses might incriminate second defendant afforded opportunity appearing seek legal advice also start hearing told lawyer provided wished afford one circumstances concluded inconceivable defendant decision assert privilege uninformed involuntary contrast cases one statements enumerated see supra true refused adhere general rule privilege claimed lost instead insisted upon showing defendant made knowing intelligent decision forgo constitutional right incriminate classic situation sort custodial interrogation miranda arizona acknowledged right suspect police custody answer questions well established however stressed aspects situation impair ability suspect exercise rights threaten values underlying fifth amendment suspect unable consult counsel regarding respond questions environment questions presented police station suspect forbidden leave work undermine individual resist compel speak otherwise freely interrogators well aware truthful answers questions likely incriminate suspect short one four circumstances favoring application general principle exist context custodial interrogation mitigate risk suspects ignorantly involuntarily fail claim privilege circumstances miranda imposed requirement shown freely waived rights fully apprised remain sensitive concerns implicit foregoing pattern cases insist state instant case demonstrate murphy intelligently waived right remain silent none four conditions favor application principle defendant forfeits privilege fails claim confessing found circumstances murphy interrogated first existence scope murphy constitutional right refuse testify best unclear appeared probation officer office undisputed conditions murphy probation imposed duty answer questions presented probation officer except implicating fifth amendment rights exactly rights far apparent majority opinion case constitutes first authoritative analysis privilege available probationer ambiguity scope privilege prior today suggested fact solicitor general appearing amicus curiae seriously misconceived rights might asserted murphy examined probation officer afforded substantial opportunity research reflection lawyers represent nation err explication relevant constitutional principles murphy surely charged knowledge entitlements second contrary suggestion majority ante murphy given warning asked potentially incriminating questions letter murphy probation officer instructed make appointment informed purpose meeting discuss treatment plan remainder probation app pet cert view fact murphy remained legal obligation attend treatment sessions reason assumed letter officer planned question regarding prior criminal activity short prior moment asked whether committed murder murphy reason suspect obliged respond incriminating questions thus opportunity consult lawyer even consider proceed third environment questioning occurred impaired murphy ability recognize claim constitutional rights true majority points discussion probation officer probationer likely less coercive intimidating discussion police officer suspect custody ante precisely fact danger lies contrast inherently adversarial relationship suspect policeman relationship probationer officer reports likely incorporate elements confidentiality even friendship indeed many probation officers deliberately cultivate bonds charges point overstated undoubtedly probationers entirely blind fact probation officers peace officer allied greater lesser extent fellow peace officers fare michael hand many probationers develop relationship trust cooperation officers abuse trust probation officer elicit admissions probationer probationer unlikely make hostile police interrogator instant case aptly illustrates danger sent letter murphy asking make appointment probation officer decided try induce confess killing turn information police aware successful murphy soon arrested tried murder thus prospect whatsoever information elicited used design treatment program followed murphy remainder probation yet letter described purpose meeting discuss ing treatment plan murphy arrived meeting persisted deceit instead informing intended anticipated confession murder told main concern talk relationship prior crime one convicted need treatment circumstances murphy succumbed deception apparent sequence responses instead denying responsibility killing admitted guilt sought explain extenuating circumstances accounted crime circumstances longer existed argued need treatment murphy made confession officer inform intent transmit information police short environment interview conducted afforded probation officer opportunities reinforce capitalize murphy ignorance right refuse answer incriminating questions officer deliberately effectively exploited opportunities finally indisputable probation officer reason know truthful responses questions expose murphy criminal liability case arise spontaneous confession routine question innocently asked government official rather originates precisely sort situation fifth amendment designed prevent government instead establishing defendant guilt independent investigation seeks induce convict mouth sum none factors contexts justify application principle defendant loses fifth amendment privilege unless claims timely fashion present case accordingly state obliged demonstrate murphy knew constitutional rights freely waived state made showing hold confession inadmissible iii criminal justice system contains safeguards minimize damage done decision today future responsible criminal defense attorneys whose clients given probation inform clients final interviews may disregard probation conditions insofar conditions inconsistent probationers fifth amendment rights attorneys carefully instruct clients nuances rights explicated armed knowledge probationers succumb sort pressure deceit overwhelmed murphy murphy benefit none safeguards described affirm judgment minnesota admission evidence disclosures made probation officer violated constitution respectfully dissent suggest state must organize probation system fashion compels probationers respond circumstances state prevented federal constitution makes difference whether criminal conduct probationer might reveal committed crime convicted conviction justice brennan remain persuaded fifth amendment privilege requires jurisdiction compels man incriminate grant absolute immunity laws prosecution transaction revealed testimony piccirillo new york brennan joined marshall dissenting majority however adheres view constitutional prohibition violated long witness accorded immunity use criminal prosecution testimony fruits thereof see lefkowitz see friendly fifth amendment tomorrow case constitutional change cin rev spevak klein white dissenting thus lefkowitz turley supra described prior decision gardner broderick following terms although garrity waiver executed may invalid answers elicited inadmissible evidence state purport recognize much instead attempted coerce waiver penalty loss employment hence state statutory provision requiring appellant dismissal refusal waive immunity stand opinion acknowledged rule announced garrity remained good law see today question vitality either line cases originating gardner line originating garrity proof especially difficult cases defendant confessed serious crime thereby subjecting penalty form protracted incarceration far severe penalty state threatened impose refused answer despite implausibility circumstances allegation state threat induced confession never suggested defendant unable avail doctrine enunciated garrity indeed situation presented garrity fits scenario described justice harlan observed dissent petitioners consented give statements none displayed significant hesitation none suggested decision offer information motivated possibility discharge majority question justice harlan description case cf escobedo illinois white dissenting accused told must answer know better doubtful resulting admissions used similar principle obtains fourth amendment context well established consent search consists nothing submission presumed authority colorably valid search warrant invalid sales new york bumper north carolina solicitor general observes citizens often required truthful dealings government person commits crime example makes false statement federal law enforcement officer connection matter within officer jurisdiction brief amicus curiae precisely proscriptions lying government officials common emphatic injunction contained murphy probation conditions must interpreted impose extensive obligations time murphy made confession minnesota authoritatively interpreted either probation condition issue minnesota statute derives definitive construction crucial aspects state law found opinions either trial minnesota case cataloging considerations founded ruling murphy confession admissible trial observed factors fact condition probation honest probation officer ostensibly discuss treatment regard current probation failure follow either resulted revocation probation potential imprisonment app pet cert foregoing passage suggests trial assumed murphy duty answer questions presented probation officer ambiguous fairly relied upon interpretation probation condition state held murphy confession inadmissible different reasons occasion decide whether refusal answer questions asked probation officer exposed murphy revocation probation majority professes hesitant ithout benefit authoritative construction condition construe impose upon murphy duty answer addition duty lie ante reasons indicated text share majority hesitation seems clear reasonable man interpreted letter require answer questions even agreed import crucial phrase apparent object majority disposition case proper course remand minnesota allow provide authoritative construction provisions state law around dispute revolves even critics line cases forbidding use statements made state threatened witness economic sanction acknowledge state may threaten put person jail refusing answer questions see friendly cin greenawalt silence moral constitutional right wm mary rev see garner might argued general rule required ensure persons incriminate without first making intelligent decisions waive constitutional rights necessary rule forbidding state make use disclosure prosecution maker unless reminded privilege making statement police officials free ask questions without accompanying warnings person questioned made damaging disclosures state use statements state thereby worse position questions asked police simply obliged thereupon conduct independent investigation secure conviction basis evidence independently freely secured see malloy hogan response foregoing argument situation sort described state indeed significantly worse position questions asked reason subsequent prosecution state bear burden proving made use whatever incriminating disclosures see kastigar difficulty sustaining burden often wholly frustrate prosecution see westen mandell talk balk lie emerging fifth amendment doctrine preferred response crim rev desire avoid situations induce government officials either preface questions warnings refrain asking net effect reduce capacity government obtain needed information cf schneckloth bustamonte refusing similar reasons adopt waiver standard testing voluntariness consents searches renounce views expressed concurrence dissent several cases discussed purpose canvassing relevant decisions simply demonstrate even analysis adopted majorities cases result reached today wrong cf oliver stevens distinguishing fifth amendment purposes income reporting statutes designed procure incriminating disclosures select group persons engaged criminal conduct reporting statutes applicable public large whose demands information neutral sense apply evenly illegal earnings many prior washington proposition frequently advanced dictum see mandujano dictum rogers alternative holding monia dictum justice brennan remain convinced fact criminal investigation focused grand jury witness sufficient tip constitutional balance favor requirement prosecution prove damaging disclosures made witness founded upon knowing intelligent waiver witness rights see brennan joined marshall dissenting mandujano supra brennan joined marshall concurring judgment however argument advanced text depend upon conviction declined however decide whether warnings constitutionally required see also ex rel vajtauer commissioner immigration defendant made incriminating disclosures questioned immigration inspector deemed dictum waived privilege right refuse answer clear given adequate notice sort questions asked represented counsel hearing murdock defendant summoned appear revenue agent consulted counsel prior interview clearly right incriminate failure invoke fifth amendment justification refusal answer resulted waiver privilege dictum beckwith incriminating disclosures made taxpayer interviewed home place business internal revenue agents reminded fifth amendment rights held admissible prosecution oregon mathiason per curiam parolee confession police officer held admissible parolee custody time questioning parolee ample warning asked incriminating questions parolee clearly entitled refuse respond roberts case government substantial reason believe requested disclosures likely incriminating defendant clearly right incriminate defendant refusal answer without asserting privilege held properly used determination sentence presence two four safeguards likewise legitimates settled principle citizen custody asked potentially incriminating questions police officer must claim benefit fifth amendment instead answering wishes retain privilege miranda arizona circumstances citizen right refuse answer also environment discourage frustrate assertion right see less situation involving similar paucity safeguards inadvertent uninformed abandonment constitutional rights presented smith emspak case defendant summoned testify official body appeared early proceeding invoked privilege questioning continued one case grant immunity unrelated topics later proceeding defendant asked whether wished claim privilege regard specific substantive question case three factors reduced defendant ability point intelligently exercise constitutional rights rendered activities interrogators constitutionally suspect defendant right refuse answer question issue unclear environment questions presented moderately coercive nature proceeding well defendant prior assertion privilege alerted questioner likelihood truthful answer crucial question expose defendant criminal liability cases held defendant prosecuted basis answer decisive question government able demonstrate made sufficiently unequivocal intelligent waiver fifth amendment rights satisfy standard enunciated johnson zerbst intentional relinquishment abandonment known right privilege instances concluded government failed make showing therefore reversed defendant conviction majority construes murphy probation conditions impose general duty respond questions contain exemption questions impinged upon fifth amendment rights ante state minnesota brief case adopts interpretation see brief petitioner arguing probationers minnesota obliged answer questions asked probation officers except may assert valid claims privilege though find construction implausible see part supra assume present purposes point made simply time murphy interrogated scope fifth amendment rights therefore scope hypothesized exemption general duty answer ambiguous solicitor general argued alternative hen person convicted crime constitutional rights limited extent reasonably necessary accommodate government penal rehabilitative interests therefore government may constitutionally exert upon probationer pressures incriminate exert upon citizen convicted crime brief amicus curiae see proposition rejected today cf maness meyers layman may aware precise scope nuances boundaries fifth amendment privilege contrary majority suggestion ante nothing record indicates probation officer excused murphy condition probation required pursue alpha treatment app pet cert minnesota found merely agreed seek revocation probation breach condition see indeed reasons discussed infra appears letter shrewdly designed prevent murphy discerning advance true purpose meeting see smith berlin introduction probation parole mangrum humanity probation officers fed probation june note observations administration parole yale people parker app div aff relationship issue fare probation officer juvenile probationer many observations extended relationship officer adult probationer see supra indeed murphy refused turn probation officer secured order arrest hoped moreover persons currently probation longer represented counsel somehow informed central principle established decision probationer right refuse respond question answer might expose criminal liability unless granted immunity use answer subsequent criminal prosecution